Abstract:
This project was on the effects of industrial accidents on productivity in Nigeria. The combined intensive fieldwork and Library research enabled the researcher to examine, not only the relationship between productivity and industrial accidents but also other related variables. Hence, four hypotheses were tested in the project. The first hypothesis looked at the relationship between training programmes on safety and accident occurrence in the manufacturing firms. It was however discovered that there was no significant relationship between these two variables o In other words, competence in job know-how and safety rules does not necessarily imply safe bahaviour by the operative; Other extraneous varieties, which are mainly personal to the worker might be a hindrance to accident prevention. Hypothesis 11 was on the relationship between the automation of the production process and accident rate in the manufacturing firms. The testing of this hypothesis shows that when the production process is automated the accident rate (frequency rate) declines though the relationship between automation and the severity rate of the accident was not established. The third hypothesis test on productivity rate and accident rate showed that industrial accident impacts adversely on the productivity rate, Hypothesis IV waif on the relationship between accident occurrence and work- satisfaction. It was also seen that industrial accidents lead to worker-dissatisfaction with the work-place. In view of the findings in the study, several recommendations were made which include the following; the adoption of training programmes on safety and job-know, regulars checking of the machinery, automation of the production process and participation o f workers in the determination of safety rules.
